Kurt Weill on Broadway

Editorial Reviews
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These little known selections from Weill's extensive Broadway career--including the entire Act I, Scene 1 from his operetta The Firebrand of Florence--are unpopular for good reason. They lack the melodic brilliance of his more familiar material. The only memorable song is the familiar "There Never Was You," known for its lush vocal lines, moving sentiment, and ease of interpretation. Thomas Hampson excels in this material; his rich baritone resounds with vibrant overtones and crystal clear diction. In contrast, Elizabeth Futral has no affinity for Weill's music, singing with an unappealing huskiness and vibrato-burdened tone. Miles Kreuger's program notes provide a fascinating historical perspective of Weill's American career, and alone are worth the price of admission. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Tracks:

On A Clear Day
A Cock-Eyed Optimist
Hello, Young Lovers
Here I'll Stay
My Fair Lady Shuffle: Overture/Wouldn't It Be Loverly/Let A Woman/Just You Wait/Poor Professional...
Getting To Know You
Living In The Shadows
Bewitched
I Have Dreamed
My Funny Valentine
Camelot Suite: Camelot/The Simple Joys Of Maidenhood/How To Handle A Woman/If Ever I Would...
Crazy World
If I Loved You
Edelweiss
The Sound Of Music

Customer Reviews:

5 STARS AND THEN SOME !!.......2006-02-10

Oh Julie, the songs you sang on this CD are superb. I wish you could still give us that joy. If you can only sing in the low registers, give us jazz!! You can do it I just know you can!!

Pretty Sad, .......2005-10-27

Hollywood veteran Julie Andrews has had a glorious career, but not without its downsides. Her legend is built on "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins" and other glorious roles. Her abilities as a singer were never impressive or great, her voice often sounded weak, but she always knew how to sing around her very limited vocal range. On this collection she performs some of the greatest Broadway tunes ever written and even though she does a good job, her voice just doesn't hold up against many of these tunes. Her warmth is felt all over the album, in "Here I'll Stay" she wraps her gentle, but narrow, voice around it and in "My Funny Valentine" she sticks to the lower register of her voice. However, in the re-recording of her classic "Sound of Music" and in "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" her voice fails her, it often sounds thin and airy and it's actually quite sad to listen to. When all is said and done Julie Andrews remains a great talent, and most of that talent is largely due to her amazing capability as a performer and her genuine warmth.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH JULIE ALL OVER AGAIN.......2005-06-25

As a young kid growing up in the Philippines I remember my Dad playing his state-of-the-art Aiwa tape recorder back in the 60s and hearing Julie Andrews' voice - truly the voice of an angel! Now, hearing these songs again with adult ears I fell in love with her voice all over again !

A Great Julie Andrews CD.......2002-01-27

If you are a fan of Dame Julie's and musicals, this is the cd for you. It is a compilation of songs from prevously released albums; The King and I, The Music of Richard Rodgers, Here I'll Stay, and Victor/Victoria, Original Broadway Cast Recording.
I found the material to be very well put together giving the listener selections from My Fair Lady, Camelot, The Sound of Music, Victor/Victoria and others. What more could you want?
As for Ms. Andrews, she is superb. There is simply no one like her. I have heard comments that prior to the infamous throat surgery she was unable to handle the difficult material and hit those high notes. This is just not true. All you have to do is listen to these songs recorded in the early 90's to know that she still had a marvelous voice. Lets hope that one day she will be able to sing and record again. If not, these may be her last recordings so treasure them.

The My Fair Lady suite is wonderful and Ms. Andrews definitely hit the high note at the end of "I Could Have Danced All Night".
Her version of "Edelweiss" and "The Sound of Music" are lovely.
Also worth listening to is "Living in the Shadows" written for the Broadway production of Victor/Victoria so you won't find it on the movie soundtrack. The lyrics are by Leslie Bricusse who also penned "Crazy World", which is another great selection on this cd.

Overall this is a cd worth having in your collection, so buy it today. Otherwise you are missing out.

Climbing Every Mountain with Mary Poppins.......2002-01-22

Julie Andrews and her music have been an inspiration to me
every since I stepped into a theater and watched Mary Poppins
(many years ago). I admire her talent and her voice on this CD. I know it is not as clear a voice as she used to have but I still enjoy listening to her. I listen to this CD when I want a "pick me up" and am proud to have it as part of my collection.

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Kurt Weill: Re-discovery...
Incredible Live Album

Kurt Weill: The Centennial
Kurt Weill , Brock Peters , Carole Cook , Charlotte Rae , Nancy Dussault , Norm Lewis , Peter Becker , Rod McKuen , Shirley Jones , Tim Curry , and Steve Orich
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September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

ASIN: B00005U8HM
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

Act 1: Pirate Jenny - Charlotte Rae
Act 1: I'm A Stranger Here Myself - Jodi Stevens
Act 1: Economics - Jane A. Johnston
Act 1: Is It Him Or Is It Me? - Pam Dawber
Act 1: Barbara Song - Linda Purl
Act 1: Lullaby - Kathryn Skatula
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Act 1: Don't Look Now - Sharon Lawrence
Act 1: Apple Jack - Norm Lewis
Act 1: Speak Low - Sally Kellerman
Act 1: September Song - Rod McKuen
Act 1: Ice Cream Sextet - David Holladay

Tracks:

Act 2: Wouldn't You Like To Be On Broadway? - David Holladay
Act 2: What Good Would The Moon Be - Melissa Dye
Act 2: It Never Was You - Hugh Panaro
Act 2: We'll Go Away Together - Hugh Panaro
Act 2: Tschaikowsky - Jack Noseworthy
Act 2: The Saga Of Jenny - Carole Cook
Act 2: Surabaya Johnny - Tim Curry
Act 2: My Ship - Shirley Jones
Act 2: Mack The Knife - Loretta Devine
Act 2: Lost In The Stars - Brock Peters

Customer Reviews:

Kurt Weill: Re-discovery..........2006-11-10

I am so impressed and pleased to have found this recording on Amazon.com. I am always amazed when I find these seemingly obscure recordings, and thrilled to know they exist. What a wonderful history of our musical world---and what a chance to hear interesting, challenging, and unusual performances from so many well-known people. The songs live on--the composer is 'new' again, and this recording becomes part of history re-discovered. Thank you Amazon.com for your continued professionalism and for having these recordings available.

Incredible Live Album.......2002-02-10

This incredible concert (which i attended) benefitting The Actors' Fund of America, contains some absolute MUST performances for any Broadway collector.

For me, the highlights are HUGH PANARO ("It Never Was You"), NANCY DUSSAULT ("It's Him") and TIM CURRY singing "Surabaya Johnny" in German!

Tracks:

My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night
My Fair Lady: Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
My Fair Lady: Just You Wait
My Fair Lady: The Rain In Spain
My Fair Lady: Show Me
My Fair Lady: Wtihout You
One Touch Of Venus: Speak Low
Too Many Girls: I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Carousel: You'll Never Walk ALone
Kiss Me Kate: So In Love
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty
West Side Story: Tonight
West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart
The Sound Of Music: Climb Ev'ry Mountain

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STREISSAND LIVE IN CONCERT 2006

Center Stage: Broadway 1947-1958

Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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Release Date: 2005-04-26

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STREISSAND LIVE IN CONCERT 2006.......2007-05-15

CONTENT WAS EXCELLENT BUT THE CD HAD TOO MANY GAPS IN TRANSITION FROM EACH TRACK.

Kurt Weill On Broadway - Thomas Hampson, John McGlinn, London Sinfonietta

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Kurt Weill On Broadway - Thomas Hampson, John McGlinn, London Sinfonietta

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ASIN: B000F5GOKK
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

Westwind
It Never Was You
How Can You Tell An American?
Song Of The Hangman
Come To Florence
My Lords And Ladies
There Was Life, There Was Love, There Was Laughter
You're Far Too Near Me
The World Is Full Of Villians
You Have To Do What You Do Do
Duet - 'Love Is My Enemy'
Who Is Samuel Cooper?; My Name Is Samuel Cooper
Here I'll Stay
I Remember It Well
This Is The Life
Johnny's Song

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Too Little Broadway Weill
I didn't know Kurt Weill wrote that!

Kurt Weill on Broadway

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Kurt Weill: The Centennial

ASIN: B000002RVU
Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

One Touch Venus: Westwind
Knickerbocker Holiday: It Never Was You
Knickerbocker Holiday: How Can Tell An American
The Firebrand Of Florence Act 1, Scene Act 1: Song Of The Hangman
The Firebrand Of Florence Act 1, Scene Act 1: Civic Song- 'Come to Florence'
The Firebrand Of Florence Act 1, Scene Act 1: Aria-'My Lords And Ladies'
The Firebrand Of Florence Act 1, Scene Act 1: Farewell Song-'There Was Life, There Was Love'
The Firebrand Of Florence Act 1, Scene Act 1: Love Song-'You're Far Too Near Me'
Procession; Chant Of Law And Order-'The World Is Full Of Villians'
Trail By Music-'You Have To Do What You Have To Do Do
Duet-'Love Is My Enemy'
Love Life: Who Is Samuel Cooper?; My Name Is Samuel Cooper
Love Life: Here I'll Stay
Love Life: I Remember It Well
Love Life: This Is The Life
Johnny Johnson: Johnny's Song

Amazon.com

These little known selections from Weill's extensive Broadway career--including the entire Act I, Scene 1 from his operetta The Firebrand of Florence--are unpopular for good reason. They lack the melodic brilliance of his more familiar material. The only memorable song is the familiar "There Never Was You," known for its lush vocal lines, moving sentiment, and ease of interpretation. Thomas Hampson excels in this material; his rich baritone resounds with vibrant overtones and crystal clear diction. In contrast, Elizabeth Futral has no affinity for Weill's music, singing with an unappealing huskiness and vibrato-burdened tone. Miles Kreuger's program notes provide a fascinating historical perspective of Weill's American career, and alone are worth the price of admission. --Barbara Eisner Bayer

Customer Reviews:

Too Little Broadway Weill.......2006-04-14

It would seem a bit disingenuous to criticize a disc called "Kurt Weill on Broadway" for excluding selections from "Die Dreigroschenoper," a work written in 1920's Berlin in a style so distinctly different from that of his Broadway years. There are many, many recordings of "3-Penny" in both German and English, both complete and selections; there's no reason for their inclusion here. These Broadway years called for a very different Weill, one whose work is not well-enough represented on disc. Would that these beautifully-assembled selections had been more extensive, in a 2-disc set -- and that the full scores from all his American productions could be so well presented as these little-known selections.

I didn't know Kurt Weill wrote that!.......2005-10-08

'Kurt Weill on Broadway' sung by Thomas Hampson is a good Kurt Weill album, but not the best it could have been. I have a strong suspicion that rather than do a collection of those English stage songs for which Weill is best known, Hampson simply did a collection of songs by Kurt Weill in which Hampson has already performed. Most of Weill's more famous English songs such as 'Sing Low' and 'September Song' are missing. And that doesn't even touch on the fact that there is nothing from 'The Threepenny Opera' which, although it was written in German, ran for a very long time on Broadway (or off Broadway)in a famous English translation by Mark Blitzstein. And, a third of the album is taken up by selections from 'The Firebrand of Florence', not one of Weill's best pieces.

I am happy to have these performances, but as an album, it probably only appeals to Kurt Weill fans. One thing I will say, however, is that it is really nice to have a male voice doing some Weill, since so much of his stuff was written and is performed by female Weill specialists.

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"Richard Alden", best of the best!

Best of Broadway: There's No Business

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Customer Reviews:

"Richard Alden", best of the best!.......2006-10-15

I bougth this CD only for the track #8, from my Fair Lady "I've grown accustomed to her face", played, arranged and directed by Richard Alden, the same Ronnie Aldrich. The arrange has a little more rithm than the version of Phase 4 Stereo in "The magic moods of Ronnie Aldrich". It sounds spectacular!
The CDs from Readers Digest have some themes from Ronnie and "Richard Alden", inedits and a treasures for who loves the music of that genius od the piano
The rest of the CD has pretty songs.

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A bargain collection of showtunes

Golden Greats: Greatest Broadway Hits

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ASIN: B00005USEJ
Release Date: 2002-02-26

Tracks:

Ouverture - Orchestra
Something Wonderfull - Dorothy Sarnoff
Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - Ethel Merman
Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Colette Lyons
So in Love - Patricia Morison
You'll Never Walk Alone - Jan Clayton, Christine Johnson
Bill - Carol Bruce
Hello, Young Lovers - Gertrude Lawrence
Bloody Mary - Male Chorus
I Can't Say No - Celeste Holm
This Was a Real Nice Clambake - Jan Clayton,
Oklahoma! - Alfred Drake
Sue Me - Vivian Blaine, Sam Levene
Woman Is a Sometime Thing - Edward Matthews
Some Enchanted Evening - Ezio Pinza,
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - Todd Duncan, Todd Duncan
Guys and Dolls - Douglas Deane, Stubby Kaye, Johnny Silver
It Ain't Necessarily So - Lawrence Tibbett
Make Believe - Jan Clayton
Wonderful Guy - Mary Martin
They Say It's Wonderful - Ethel Merman
When the Children Are Asleep - Jean Darling, Eric Mattson
More I Cannot Wish You - Pat Rooney, Sr., Pat Rooney, Sr.
Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
I Got Lost in His Arms - Ethel Merman

Tracks:

Overture...Summertime - Anne Brown
Why Can't You Behave? - Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - Carol Bruce
There's No Business Like Show Business - Chorus
If I Were a Bell - Isabel Bigley
People Will Say That We're in Love - Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Anne Brown
Luck Be a Lady Tonight - Robert Alda
Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? - Gertrude Lawrence
Girl That I Marry - Ray Middleton
Nobody Else But Me - Jan Clayton
Carousel Waltz - Orchestra
Dites-Moi - Barbara Luna
Ol' Man River - Kenneth Spencer
Summertime
Many a New Day - Joan Roberts
Blow High, Blow Low - Murvyn Vye
It Takes a Long Pull to Get There - Edward Matthews
You've Got to Be Carefully Taught - Billy Tabbert
We Open in Venice - Alfred Drake
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - Mary Martin
Who Do You Love, I Hope? - Kathleen Carnes, Robert Lenn
I've Never Been in Love Before - Robert Alda
Tom, Dick or Harry - Lisa Kirk
I Whistle a Happy Tune - Gertrude Lawrence

Tracks:

New York, New York - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray
Almost Like Being in Love - Marion Bell, Dave Brooks, David Brooks
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered - Vivienne Segal
Beat out Dat Rhythm on a Drum - June Hawkins
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? - Ella Logan
Old Devil Moon - Ella Logan
South American Way - Carmen Miranda
September Song - Walter Huston
This Is the Army, Mister Jones - Irving Berlin
Takin' a Chance on Love - Ethel Waters
My Heart Belongs to Daddy - Mary Martin
Anything Goes - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
You're the Top - Jeanne Aubert & The Four Admirals
I Get a Kick Out of You - Ethel Merman
Night and Day - Fred Astaire
I Got Rhythm - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
Fascinatin' Rhythm - Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire
Strike Up the Band - Red Nichols & His Orchestra
Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
Heatwave - Ethel Waters
Easter Parade - Clifton Webb
She Didn't Say Yes - Peggy Wood
I've Told Every Little Star - Mary Ellis
Johnny One Note - Lynn Murray, Lynn Murray

Album Description

Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Broadway classics like 'You'll Never Walk Alone', 'Summertime', & There's No Business Like Show Business', performed by Ethel Merman, Gertrude Lawrence, Celeste Holm, & many more. 75 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.

Album Details

3 CD set

Customer Reviews:

A bargain collection of showtunes.......2005-08-19

This bargain collection of showtunes is highlighted by the composition of Kurt Weill and the uniquely rolling tongue of Colette Lyons. I have a complaint about this compilation. It includes "Ol' Man River", but it excludes Al Jolson's rendition of "Ol' Man River." Otherwise, this collection gives you ample bang for your buck.

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Brecht sings!
Some good, some bad, all Weill.

Weill: From Berlin to Broadway

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ASIN: B000000WQ7
Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Legen - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Zweiter Dreigroschenfinale: Ballade uber die Frage, 'wovon lebt der Mensch?' - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Die Songs der Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - Kanonensong - Liebeslied - Barbarasong - Tango-Ballade - Ballade von angenehmen Leben - Lied von der Unzulanglichikeit menslichen Strebens - Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Overture - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Liebeslied - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Kanonensong - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Seerauber - Jenny - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Ernster Dreigroschenfinale - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Barbarasong - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Eifersuchtsduett - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Abschied ... Zweiter Dreigroshenfinale - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Zuhalterballade - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzullichkeit menschlichen Strebens - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Schlusschoral - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
Die Dreigroschenoper: Lied von der Unzulanglichkeit menslichen Strebens - K. Weill
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Moritat von Mackie Messer - K. Weill
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Die Ballade von angenehmen Leben - K. Weill
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Tango - Ballade - K. Weill
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Kanonensong - K. Weill
Happy End: Bilbao Song - K. Weill
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Alabama Song - K. Weill
Mahagonny - Excerpts: Auf nach Mahagonny - Alabama Song - Ach, bedenken Sie, Herr Jakob Schmidt...Havana Song - Wunderbar ist das Heraufkommen des Abends - Ihr habt gelernt das Cocktail-Abc - Erstens, vergesst nicht, kommt das Fressen - Meine Herren, m... - K. Weill
Der Silbersee: Das Lied von Schlaraffenland - K. Weill
Der Silbersee: Der Backer backt ums Morgenrot - K. Weill
Knickerbocker Holiday: September Song - K. Weill

Tracks:

Knickerbocker Holiday: The Scars - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: Glamour Music Medley Including: Oh Fabulous One - Huxley - Girl Of The Moment - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: One Life To Live - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: This Is New - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: The Princess Of Pure Delight - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: It's Never Too Late To Mendelssohn - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: Tchaikovsky (And Other Russians) - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: The Saga Of Jenny - Kurt Weill
Lady In The Dark: My Ship - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: I'm A Stranger Here Myself - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Forty Minutes For Lunch - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: Westwind - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: Foolish Heart - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: The Trouble With Women - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: That's Him - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: Wooden Wedding - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: Ballet: Venus In Ozone Heights - Kurt Weill
One Touch of Venus: Finaletto: Speak Low - Kurt Weill
Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lost In The Stars - Kurt Weill
Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Ulysses Africanus: Lover Man - Kurt Weill
Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Marie Galante: J'attends un navire - Kurt Weill
Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Complainte del a Seine - Kurt Weill
Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Happy End: Surabaya Johnny - Kurt Weill
Six Songs By Kurt Weill Interpreted By Lotte Lenya: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny: Den wie man sich bettet - Kurt Weill

Customer Reviews:

Brecht sings!.......2003-02-02

Come on! A chance to hear Bertolt Brecht sing his own Mack the Knife before Bobby Darrin messed it up! How many CDs are going to have that?!

Some good, some bad, all Weill........2003-01-02

Kurt Weill and Broadway fans will probably feel an intense need to have this album, and I'm not sure I'd be able to dissuade them. There's some good stuff on this recording, to be sure, but a great deal of it is in German, and much of it might not interest even someone with just a casual interest in the material chronicled. While there's a strong representation of The Threepenny Opera (all in German), the selections from Lady in the Dark featuring Gertrude Lawrence and Danny Kaye are vital, as are the tracks of Mary Martin and Kenny Baker performing selected numbers from One Touch of Venus. (You can also hear Walter Huston performing a song from Knickerbocker Holiday, though it is, for some strange reason, "The Scars." It's an interesting historical record, but not a great song.) Lotte Lenya also sings some as well, which is a treat, but overall, this is a highly variable recording. Make sure you know exactly what you're getting beforehand, or you may be likely to find yourself--as I do--listening to only half the album.

Best of Broadway: The Music of the Night

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Best of Broadway: The Music of the Night

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ASIN: B00006314E
Release Date: 2002-03-12

Tracks:

The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night
Fiddler On The Roof: Medley: Sunrise, Sunset / If I Were A Rich Man / Matchmaker, Matchmaker
The Gay Divorce: Night And Day - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
Very Warm For May: All The Things You Are - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
Lady, Be Good: The Man I Love - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - Rita Williams
My Fair Lady: The Rain In Spain
Three Penny Opera: Pirate Jenny
Miss Saigon: The Last Night Of The World
Grease: Summer Nights
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Any Dream Will Do
The Music Man: Goodnight, My Someone

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Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished/Danse Manitee

Weill: Symphonies 1, 2 & Bastille Music

World's Greatest Voices of the Century

Suddenly [Import]

World of Disco Fox [Import]

Wolf

Zeca Apresenta Quintal Do Pagodinho [Import]

Young, Guitar Days

Willst Du Mit Mir Gehn [Import]

Walter Gieseking: Private and archival recordings. 1924-45

With Clifford Brown [Import]

Tropicumbias De Miedo

Victimas del Doctor Cerebro

Times Ain't Like They Used To Be, Vol. 2: Early American Rural Music

Nature of a Sista